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Lincoln City have signed forward Rob Street on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

The 22-year-old signed for Cheltenham Town last season on a three-year deal after turning down a contract extension at Crystal Palace.

Street scored twice in 22 League One appearances for the Robins before being ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury in February.

"Lincoln City is an ambitious club, which was really evident with the approach in the second half of last season, and it was clear after speaking to the head coach that there's a desire to maintain that momentum. I want to be a part of that," Street told the Imps' website, external.

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Lincoln have signed former Birmingham City goalkeeper Zach Jeacock on a free transfer.

The 23-year-old has agreed a two-year deal, with the Imps also having an option for a further 12 months, but they intend to send him out on loan next season.

Jeacock made his senior Birmingham debut in a 1-0 Championship win over Brentford in September 2020.

His most recent appearance for Blues came in April 2022, after which he had loan spells with Salford and non-league Gloucester before being released earlier this year.

"We have signed Zach because we see him as a potential future No.1 goalkeeper," said director of football Jez George.

"Zach will train with us throughout pre-season and then we will find a loan that can provide him with a platform to play 40+ games at the best possible level."

Lincoln begin the new League One campaign with an away game against Burton Albion on 10 August.

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Former Nottingham Forest and Wigan Athletic defender Tendayi Darikwa has joined Lincoln City on a one-year deal.

The 32-year-old returns to the English game as a free agent after a season in the Cyprus top flight with Apollon Limassol.

Darikwa, who started out at Chesterfield and went on to be part of the Burnley side that earned promotion to the Premier League in 2016, has a further 12-month option on his Imps contract.

The last time the Zimbabwe international featured in England's third tier, he captained Wigan to promotion as League One title winners in 2022.

"The ambition of the football club stood out to me," Darikwa told the Lincoln City website., external

"The club was so close to getting in the play-offs last season, and I feel we can build on that."

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Lincoln defender Lewis Montsma has signed a new short-term contract to extend his stay for the next six months.

Montsma has made 83 appearances since joining the Imps in the summer of 2020, scoring 11 times.

The Dutch defender missed the whole of last season due to a second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, having made just eight appearances in the 2022-23 campaign.

The 26-year-old's contract expired this summer, but he has penned a new deal as he nears a return to training.

“The support of the club has been brilliant, and it works both ways - they know what I can do and how hard I work, and they’ve put a lot of trust in me," Montsma told the club website.

Director of football Jez George added: “Our fundamental aim is to get him back playing, and for that we need more time, hence the contract extension."

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Lincoln City forward Dylan Duffy has been charged with multiple alleged breaches of the Football Association's anti-betting rules.

It is said he "placed, instructed, permitted, caused or enabled" bets on 30 matches between August 2023 and April of this year.

Duffy joined the Imps from League of Ireland side UC Dublin for an undisclosed fee during the January transfer window in 2023.

He has scored three goals in 41 league games for the Imps, 11 of them starts.

Duffy has until 18 July to respond to the charge.

In May, Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali was given a suspended two-month ban for placing between 40 and 50 bets on games after joining the Magpies from AC Milan.

And in the same month, Reading head of football operations Mark Bowen was charged with placing 95 bets on matches, although unrelated to the club.

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Lincoln City have signed Dom Jefferies on a two-year deal after the midfielder turned down a contract offer to stay at Gillingham.

The 22-year-old moves to the LNER Stadium as a free agent, although an undisclosed fee has been paid because he is under the age of 24.

Jefferies, who has a further two-year option on his Imps agreement, made 71 appearances in all competitions for the Gills and won the club's young player of the season award in his first season at Priestfield Stadium.

“Dom will add real strength in depth for us in midfield and is different to the other midfield players we have recruited this summer," Lincoln boss Michael Skubala told the club website, external.

Four of Lincoln's eight signings since missing out on a play-off spot on the final day of last term have been midfielders, with Tom Bayliss and JJ McKiernan making the move and Conor McGrandles returning for a third spell.

The Imps are the fourth club Jefferies has joined in four years since leaving Newport, with a stint with non-league club Salisbury coming before a spell on the books at Brentford and a move to Gillingham.

"He is another young player with the character and mentality we want, has the physical and technical attributes we were looking to add to the group and showed a huge desire to sign for us to trust the club with the next stage of his development," said Skubala.

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Lincoln City have signed defender Tom Hamer from League One rivals Burton Albion on a three-year deal.

The 24-year-old made 147 appearances for the Brewers after moving to the east Staffordshire side from Oldham in January 2021.

Hamer, who had a year remaining on his Burton deal and moves for an undisclosed fee, played 32 games last season as the Brewers avoided relegation to League Two on the final day of the season.

"Tom is a real warrior on the pitch, has an ‘old school’ defender’s mentality and a really useful long throw, which will give us another attacking threat," Lincoln boss Michael Skubala told the club website.

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Lincoln City have signed Fulham goalkeeper George Wickens for an undisclosed fee.

The 22-year-old England Under-18 international is set to be the Imps' main man between the sticks after signing a four-year contract.

Lincoln recently lost their first-choice keeper Luka Jensen to Championship club Millwall.

Wickens is a product of his boyhood club Fulham, for whom he did not make a senior appearance.

He spent one season on loan at Wealdstone and joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County in January, making 13 appearances.

He made an instant impact with a double penalty save against Celtic at Parkhead and a new Scottish record for number of saves in a match when he racked up 19 against Rangers.

Lincoln head coach Michael Skubala told the club website:, external “George has all the attributes we look for in a goalkeeper and impressed us with his mentality and maturity in the recruitment and interview process.

"George has shown his character with his decision to leave Fulham in order to play regularly and forge his career as a number one goalkeeper.”

Director of football Jez George said: “To have executed this signing in such a timely manner hopefully evidences our recruitment process and planning.

"It also demonstrates how our model works by us investing a proportion of the transfer fee received for Lukas into such a talented young goalkeeper with huge potential and future asset value."

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Lincoln City have signed wide player Erik Ring from AIK Stockholm on a four-year contract.

The Sweden Under-21 international has made the move from his boyhood club for an undisclosed fee to become the Imps' 11th summer transfer window signing.

"Joining Lincoln City feels like the right step for me," Ring, 22, said. "To come in and play at a high level, as part of a young and ambitious team.

"I've played for AIK since I was 15 and have been training with the first-team since 2020.

"I'm a supporter of AIK so playing for them has been amazing and the club has meant a lot to me. I would not have left unless I thought it was a really good opportunity, which is how I see Lincoln.

Head coach Michael Skubala added: “Erik is a really exciting young player, with huge potential, and possesses the pace and power that we have wanted. He is equally adept on either flank."

Lincoln began this season with a 3-2 win at Burton Albion before successive 2-1 home defeats by Harrogate Town, in the League Cup, and Barnsley.

Ring's first involvement could be in Saturday's home game with Mansfield Town.

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Lincoln City have signed forward Bailey Cadamarteri on a season-long loan from Sheffield Wednesday.

The 19-year-old, who has been at Wednesday from the age of nine, made 25 appearances for the Championship side last season, scoring five goals.

But he moves down a division in search of regular first-team football.

"The move has been a long time coming," he told BBC Radio Lincoln's Red Imps Club.

"I’m just happy to get it over the line and now get ready for Saturday.

"Hopefully I can go and get 30-40 games under my belt, it’ll be good for my development and hopefully good for the Imps."

Lincoln have begun the new season with two wins and a draw in League One and travel to Stevenage on Saturday.